I planned to attend the social enterprise conference at Harvard, due to the covid-19, the event was cancelled at the last minute. I was surprised yet glad to have the extra time to do class/ homework and enjoy a special Women’s Day… My roommate and I planned to have a farewell lunch with the departing …
Category Archives: Joy
Be Present
I’ve been practicing yoga consistently since October ’19 yet this week seems to be the first time that I can be ‘fully’ present in class, not only physically but also mentally without thinking about other things or planning for work, etc. Physical strength, breath, and flexibility all improved over the past few months yet it …
Pot lot Game
I wanted to something different for the President’s day long weekend so I looked up meetup. I found a Pot lot game, food + game sounds fun so I signed up. I stand in front of a big house, dark and quiet outside and I can’t find the #, neither a doorbell. Am I at …
Boundry
To set a boundary and leave (work), stop (doing whatever you’re doing) may sound controversial or contradictory to we’ve learned from books, teachers, and parents yet it’s to the best interests of ourselves and people around us. There is always more thing to do yet everybody needs a break. Especially for high-achievers, we care about/ …
另類元宵 Alternative Lantern Festival
Traditional Chinese New Year (CNY) lasts for 2 weeks and wraps up in 元宵節 (lantern Festival). When I grew up, my parents bought my sister and I 燈籠 (denglong); we walked around the neighborhood as well as going to the temple and燈會 (lantern ceremony) with it. And I love 湯圓 (tangyuan), bigger sticky rice ball …
Recognition and Fulfillment
Team expressed frustration of (executives’) constant change of direction, lack of (system/ process) understanding, and a mentality of ‘100% or nothing’. 3 systems are built from scratch in a year, now processing more than 50% of the jobs, used by 80%+ community partners, and continuing to grow…an incredible achievement by any standard. Does team deserve …
Solo Travel
When people meet me or hear my travel, there are usually 2 responses: ‘are you traveling alone?’ or ‘wow, you’re brave!’. I often heard ‘advices’ from people of the region/ continent recommend ‘it’s not safe to go alone as a female’. I know people mean well yet the truth is that solo travel is easier/ …
Happy Chinese New Year!
Another Chinese New Year away from home yet it’s filled with love and joy from friends, food, and family (relatives)… Shared Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner with a Chinese and Korean friends. Making dumpling is the tradition for people in NE China and fish is a main course for Korean. We had both plus beef …
Relax and Enjoy
I am learning Spanish and practicing the conversation with a friend. I was um, ah…stuttered to find words. He smiled and said ‘breath…you need to relax and enjoy Spanish’ What? it’s easy for him to say that as a native speaker…Then I realized that he is right. I want to learn Spanish because I like …
Incredible
A friend asked ‘why the tea leafs in my tea is so big?’ , I thought ‘what do you mean?’ (in my mind: haven’t you seen a tea leaf?); I looked at my glass and realized…in America, people usually drink from tea bag which is made of tiny pieces/ shredded leaf. Many people never see …